pic: Yeager Robotics (FRC 2468 Team Appreicate)

[Coach Norm]

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[Christopher149]

What kind of scene? How cameo is it, like, a FIRST robot playing a FIRST robot? Is he secretly a tranformer?

Way to make it loud, then.

[s1900ahon]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

What kind of scene? How cameo is it, like, a FIRST robot playing a FIRST robot? Is he secretly a tranformer?

Yeah, that'd be cool, but no. The robot is located in the workshop of Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg). Coincidently, his shop looks very much like our shop at school, but much bigger. I say "looks like" since they're both evidently "lived in".

The robot does have a speaking part.. kind of.

Our team and some close local friends were fortunate to be invited to a sneak peek screening last night.

[Anthony4004]

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS AMAZING MOVIE THAT I JUST FINISHED WATCHING!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??
That was fantastic!!!!!

[s1900ahon]

Originally Posted by Anthony4004

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS AMAZING MOVIE THAT I JUST FINISHED WATCHING!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??
That was fantastic!!!!!

Funny story. One of the set designers was walking around a mini-Maker Faire in Austin and met our team. He got the teacher's contact info (Coach Norm). He came by the school and arranged to borrow some stuff (Rebound Rumble robot, some FTC robots, motors, batteries, odd parts, etc.).

There are many cool stories that should be told by those who were there, on set. But that is how we got involved.. plain old outreach that turned Hollywood. In this case, literally. We were just very fortunate in this case and happy to help.

[Anthony4004]

Just a couple of lucky jerks....lol. its great! Great way of making it loud! Are you guys in the credits? I didn't see anything, but I could be wrong.

[s1900ahon]

Originally Posted by Anthony4004

Just a couple of lucky jerks....lol. its great! Great way of making it loud! Are you guys in the credits? I didn't see anything, but I could be wrong.

No, unfortunately not.

[ziddy]

Yea I saw the movie today. And I saw the bot. I was like whut, a FIRST bot

[Rebecca Wasmer]

When my boyfriend and I saw it, both proud alumni mentoring multiple teams, we freaked out and the people sitting next to us gave us the weirdest looks. It was awesome to see a FIRST shown like that! Congratulations!

[Peyton Yeung]

So is this becoming a thing now? 1114 was on Degrassi. 842 has ties to a movie that is coming out soon. 2468 is in Transformers. I'm pretty sure there was a FIRST robot briefly in a TV commercial a while back. Congrats and way to make it LOUD!!!!!

[MattInAHat]

Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung

...1114 was on Degrassi...

What? How'd that happen.

[dmaciel10123]

I'm going to see this movie tonight. I'm gonna be watching for these robots now haha

[mac]

Mentor Mac here (east coast). So freaking cool. I saw the movie at Marley Station Mall in Glen Bernie, Baltimore. Watched it yesterday 7-12-14. I did not know ahead of time. I wanted to shout out. But I was the only one in the theater. It did not take long to find out the team number and name here. I'm glad I was surprised. I saw the shooting wheels 1st. Then the bumpers. Then 4 balls came out. This event or happening might be better then going to the White House. It makes me prouder to be part of FRC. I did not comprehend the FTC robot. Yeager Robotics you guys & gals are rock stars, super stars, VIP's, any kind of salute you want. Can we get backstage video? I love to watch grass grow and paint dry aka field communication fault. I need to meet you guys! When you coming to Maryland? The crabcakes will be on me. Did someone grab the mail box? I hope! It would look good in the "FIRST Hall of Fame" next to the 4 banger shifter transmission gear box. OH YA!

Team 2468
Movie Stars Amen

[Coach Norm]

Originally Posted by mac

Mentor Mac here (east coast). So freaking cool. I saw the movie at Marley Station Mall in Glen Bernie, Baltimore. Watched it yesterday 7-12-14. I did not know ahead of time. I wanted to shout out. But I was the only one in the theater. It did not take long to find out the team number and name here. I'm glad I was surprised. I saw the shooting wheels 1st. Then the bumpers. Then 4 balls came out. This event or happening might be better then going to the White House. It makes me prouder to be part of FRC. I did not comprehend the FTC robot. Yeager Robotics you guys & gals are rock stars, super stars, VIP's, any kind of salute you want. Can we get backstage video? I love to watch grass grow and paint dry aka field communication fault. I need to meet you guys! When you coming to Maryland? The crabcakes will be on me. Did someone grab the mail box? I hope! It would look good in the "FIRST Hall of Fame" next to the 4 banger shifter transmission gear box. OH YA!

Team 2468
Movie Stars Amen

Glad you enjoyed the movie.

We did not get pictures of behind the scenes or any props from the movie. We were not allowed to take pictures or take any props from the set.

Ye we are 2468 Team Appreciate and happy they used our Robo Birdie for the Yeager Robotics Logo (same color scheme and all). The set had lots of stickers from places all around Austin. They also had logo stickers from our robotics non profit, WESTA, but we did not see any of them in the movie itself.

[TedG]

Saw the movie this past week, pretty cool!
I didn't see numbers on the bumpers though, the scene was a bit dark.

Thought it was pretty cool to have the basketballs shooting when Mark Wahlberg walked by.

Congrats to 2468!